Santa Barbara County, CA Housing

Santa Barbara, CA County has a median housing value of $863,600, which is significantly higher than the median of $338,100 for the United States. The 1 year appreciation rate for houses in Santa Barbara is 9.75%, compared to 8.27% for the US as a whole. This suggests there is strong demand for housing in Santa Barbara and that it has been appreciating faster than the national average. With its attractive location on the California coast and its numerous amenities, Santa Barbara is an attractive place to live and buy a home.

The median home cost in Santa Barbara County is $863,600. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 93.6%. Home Appreciation in Santa Barbara County is up 8.1%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Santa Barbara County real estate is 45 years old

The Rental Market in Santa Barbara County

- Renters make up 44.1% of the Santa Barbara County population
- 1.3% of houses and apartments in Santa Barbara County, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

Housing by Year Built

Housing	Santa Barbara, California	United States
	157,809.0	139,647,020.0
	48	42
	$863,600	$338,100
	8.1%	16.6%
	34.1%	57.0%
	93.6%	101.1%
	$6.84	$10.98
	$4,276	$2,690
	49.2%	57.4%
	6.6%	11.2%
	44.3%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	1.3%	1.9%
	0.5%	0.4%
	0.4%	0.7%
	0.5%	0.4%
	2.3%	3.6%
	1.6%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	1.1%	2.6%
	0.7%	2.4%
	0.6%	2.8%
	0.6%	3.9%
	0.6%	4.5%
	1.5%	11.3%
	1.1%	13.0%
	6.7%	20.1%
	15.6%	13.6%
	13.5%	8.3%
	15.8%	9.7%
	14.8%	3.9%
	12.2%	2.2%
	5.3%	0.8%
	9.8%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.1%	0.2%
	8.3%	13.6%
	8.3%	13.6%
	9.8%	13.6%
	15.2%	13.2%
	18.2%	14.8%
	9.8%	13.6%
	12.4%	10.0%
	3.3%	4.7%
	8.1%	12.2%

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Boop · Santa Barbara, CA

Paradise for the body, wasteland for the soul.

Over 2 years ago

I've lived here 2014-now (2022). I obviously like it, and so do many other people. It's a "destination wedding" location, draws tourists from around the world as well as More

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